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Welcome to Jefferson County ...

Time Zone: Jefferson County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Beaumont is the Seat for Jefferson County.

Jefferson County is one of the original counties of Texas and was founded in 1836.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Jefferson had a population of 251,565 people. This is a decrease of 0.35% since the last Census (which gave a population of 252,455 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jefferson represented 1% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Jefferson County:

  • Beaumont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaumont is located in Jefferson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,473 people
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  • Bevil Oaks
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bevil Oaks is located in Jefferson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
  • China
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • China is located in Jefferson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
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  • Groves
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Groves is located in Jefferson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,268 people
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  • Nederland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Nederland is located in Jefferson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,184 people
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  • Nome
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Nome is located in Jefferson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 592 people
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  • Port Arthur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Neches
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Taylor Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Taylor Landing is located in Jefferson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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